John B LoftinAge: 72 years1798–1870
- Name
- John B Loftin
- Given names
- John B
- Surname
- Loftin
 Birth | July 3, 1798 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 4 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 13 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Civil marriage | Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell — View this family about 1818 (Age 19 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Priscilla Loftin June 28, 1819 (Age 20 years) |
 Census | August 7, 1820 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Rebecca Loftin 1824 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Wilborn Loftin 1826 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Cornelius Loftin 1830 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Eliza H Loftin about 1832 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 33 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a son #6 | John Loftin Jr. May 29, 1833 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | William Moses “Willy” Loftin December 1, 1835 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 37 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a daughter #8 | Margaret Loftin August 14, 1839 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Hiram Ward — Rebecca Loftin — View this family March 8, 1847 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | John Loftin Jr. December 1, 1848 (Age 50 years) Cause: Hunting Accident |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 47 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Martha Francis Ward 1848 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Joyce Elmira Ward November 1849 (Age 51 years) |
| Census | October 12, 1850 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Sarah Ann Ward 1851 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Wilborn Loftin — Mary Lanier — View this family estimated 1855 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Loftin December 9, 1856 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Daniel Cicero Ward June 4, 1858 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Margaret Loftin 1858 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 58 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Nancy Styers about 1859 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Milberry Styers — Eliza H Loftin — View this family August 30, 1859 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Cornelius Loftin — Honor Demanda Garner — View this family before 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Harriett Ward about February 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Alexander Loftin 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Lee Tysinger — Margaret Loftin — View this family 1860 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | August 24, 1860 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Jefferson S Ward after August 1860 (Age 62 years) Note: Son named in William's Will 1862. -b |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Sarah Styers about 1861 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #12 | Rebecca Ann Tysinger January 17, 1861 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Coella Loftin June 25, 1861 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Harriett Ward before July 1862 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Jefferson S Ward after July 1862 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a son | Cornelius Loftin September 17, 1862 (Age 64 years) Cause: Civil War |
| Birth of a grandson #14 | Lee Albert Tysinger December 24, 1862 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Thomas Jefferson “T J” Loftin April 10, 1863 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Elizabeth Styers about 1863 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 62 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Samuel Styers about 1865 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | William Thomas Tysinger February 6, 1865 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Moses “Willy” Loftin — Elizabeth Angelina Ward — View this family Type: Civil marriage June 1, 1865 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. December 30, 1865 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Emma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin May 19, 1866 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | John Howard Loftin December 17, 1866 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Cornelius Styers about 1867 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Nancy Louella Tysinger January 24, 1867 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 68 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 68 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | Cicero Harris Loftin October 1868 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #25 | Mary Styers about 1868 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | Moses Lee Loftin January 24, 1869 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #27 | Rocita Tysinger February 20, 1869 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 70 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a granddaughter | Margaret Loftin before 1870 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Alexander Loftin before 1870 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #28 | John Mulberry Styers April 22, 1870 (Age 71 years) |
| Census | July 27, 1870 (Age 72 years) |
 Death | October 1, 1870 (Age 72 years) |
| Will | December 10, 1870 (2 months after death) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Loftin Family Cemetery |
| Family with Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell |
| himself |
John B Loftin Birth: July 3, 1798 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 1, 1870 — North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Sarah “Sallie” Shemwell Birth: January 29, 1798 48 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 17, 1882 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: about 1818 — North Carolina, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Priscilla Loftin Birth: June 28, 1819 20 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 11, 1909 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Rebecca Loftin Birth: 1824 25 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1892 — North Carolina, United States |
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3 years son |
Wilborn Loftin Birth: 1826 27 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 14, 1919 — Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years son |
Cornelius Loftin Birth: 1830 31 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 17, 1862 — Sharpsburg, Washington, Maryland, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Eliza H Loftin Birth: about 1832 33 33 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: September 1879 — Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months son |
John Loftin Jr. Birth: May 29, 1833 34 35 Death: December 1, 1848 |
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3 years son |
William Moses “Willy” Loftin Birth: December 1, 1835 37 37 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 14, 1919 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Margaret Loftin Birth: August 14, 1839 41 41 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 5, 1919 — Emmons, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Loftin - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Loftin - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Loftin - Household
Davidson, North Carolina, United States
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